TLE-AFA AGRI-CROP PRODUCTION

QUARTER 4– HANDLE AND TRANSPORT MATERIALS,

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY ACCORDING TO
ENTERPRISE GUIDELINES
 WHAT IS MATERIAL HANDLING?

• material handling is a process that includes short-

distance movement inside the scope of a building,
or between the transportation vehicle and the
building. It uses various types of equipment such
as manual, automated, and semi-automated.
MATERIAL HANDLING SAFETY
 SAFETY TRAINING FOR
MATERIALS HANDLING
• Safety training should be mandated for any new
employees involved with lifting, carrying, loading or
transporting materials in any form. In addition to new
hire training, the safety risks and potential safety
compliance rules may require re-certification on an
annual or other regular time cycle.
 MATERIALS HANDLING SAFETY
PROCEDURES
• Here’s a list for safely lifting and moving materials:
• Maintain the correct posture: avoid bending over and
keep lifts close to the body
• Lift in a careful, deliberate manner and avoid any sudden
lift movements
• Never lift materials from a sitting position, or twist to
pick up a heavy object
• Use the correct grip on objects; lifts should be shoulder
high and with full grasp of the hands
• Get assistance from co-workers to avoid
successive lifts of heavy objects
• Always make use of conveyors, slides or other
devices, to avoid unnecessary lifting or pushing of
objects
• Always go around a blocked pathway, never step
over an obstacle while carrying material
• Maintain a clear line of site; objects should not
block vision; lift only where there is sufficient
lighting
• Whenever possible; reduce load sizes, adjust
bulky objects to ease movement
• Regularly stretch back and leg muscles during
the day and keep in good physical shape
 TYPES OF MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
• Storage and Handling Equipment
• Engineered Systems
• Industrial Trucks
• Bulk Material Handling Equipment
 STORAGE AND HANDLING
EQUIPMENT

• Storage equipment is used to hold materials while

they wait to be transported from the manufacturer
or wholesaler to their final destination.
• Racks: such as pallet racks, drive- through or drive-in racks, push-
back racks, and sliding racks
• Stacking frames: these are interlocking units that enable stacking
of a load so crushing doesn’t occur
• Shelves
• Bins and drawers
• Mezzanines: elevated floor systems that are installed between the
production floor and ceiling in order to provide additional storage
space. Most of these structures can be dismantled and moved with
ease
 ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

• equipment are typically automated units that

work together to enable efficient storage and
transportation of large materials or large
volumes of materials around the production
floor.
• AS/RS: Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
(abbreviated as AS/RS) are large automated structures
that involves racks, aisles and shelves that are
accessible by a type of mechanized shuttle system (like
a cherry picker) for the quick retrieval of items.
• Conveyor systems: Automated conveyor systems carry
heavy materials to specified destinations using belts,
flexible chain, or live rollers. It is a highly efficient
equipment to move large volumes of material quickly.
• Robotic delivery systems– These automated systems
are ideal for moving products on an assembly line or
transporting goods throughout a plant or warehouse.
• Automatic guided vehicles– These vehicles are
mobile robots that follow specific markers or wires in
the floor to move large materials around a
manufacturing facility or warehouse. Vision, magnets,
or lasers can also be used as methods for AGV
navigation.
 INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS

• Powered industrial trucks, such as forklifts, are

used to move large materials or large quantities of
materials around the manufacturing floor. They are
also utilized to efficiently load (or unload) heavy
objects onto delivery trucks.
• Hand trucks– Also known as a dolly, or box cart. Hand
trucks are l- shaped box-moving handcarts with handles at
one end, wheels at the base, and a ledge to set objects on.
• Pallet jacks– These are tools are the most basic form of a
forklift and used to lift and move pallets within a
warehouse.
• Pallet trucks– Manual operated or powered industrial
forklifts.
• Walkie stackers– A pedestrian walk-behind stacker with a
mast for lifting pallets to heights.
• Platform trucks– These are similar to a two wheeled dolly,
but with an extended deck.
• Order picker– An electric lift truck specifically designed for
filling individual customer orders. This requires piece-part
picking rather than selecting full pallets or unit loads.
• Side loader– Automated tool similar to a fork lift that loads
and unloads from the side of the machine rather than the front.
 BULK MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
• Equipment that deals with bulk handling aids in
the control and transportation of large volumes of
material either in bulk or loose form. In general,
the equipment is used to move loose parts from
one area of the production floor to another.
• Conveyor belts
• Stackers– Similar to forklifts, stackers help to lift and
stack heavy loads on the dock or in the warehouse.
• Reclaimers– These are large machines used to recover
bulk materials from a stockpile.
• Bucket elevators– Also known as a grain leg. These
elevators haul flowable bulk materials vertically.
• Grain elevators– This type of equipment is used to store
and move grain and other similar materials throughout a
production pathway.
• Hoppers– Hoppers are a container for bulk material such as
grain, that
• tapers and discharges its materials at the bottom.
• Silos– A tower used to store grain and other materials such
as coal, sawdust, woodchips, and food products.